Couldn't sleep last night due to the events of last night. I kind of don't want to continue because I don't think my weary heart can handle the emotional roller coaster.
But hey, as Rascal Flatts once said, "Life is a highway"
Best idea since the idea that referring to sliced bread as a really good idea was thought up.
On a more pertinent note: Does anybody want to talk about Game of Thrones?
I guess I'm a sucker for the type of pathos that JJ Abrams is known for , which, to be fair, is not much different than what genre stories are typically known for (i.e. normal people working out their inner anxieties and insecurities in a supernatural context that acts more as a catalyst than a focal point). This type of narrative is not as favorable as it was in the past. While you can list a myriad of explanation why that is, I tend to stick to the idea that in an age where everything is available and every possible explanation can be uncovered by the means of forums and blogs full of sardonic humor and ironic gifs, our tastes for what is satisfying has changed.
Long story short: I dug Super 8! Was it ET or Close Encounters? Probably not. Is that a fair assessment to compare it to? No, I don't think so. Much of what makes a classic is the passing of time and to be fair to JJ and Spielberg, it's only been a week. Moreover, I don't think JJ had any other intention other to make a bunch load of money, pay homage to his childhood and use Giacchino's music to make all of us cry.
To get srsgum for a moment, every businessman who has ever tried their hand in politics (with the exception of Bloomberg, maybe) has either totally underestimated the intricacies of the political system or have outright failed.
Ok...back to Blossom jokes.
The best part about this is that it sometimes seems that she's reading the lyrics off the screen....because, you know, those lyrics are super hard to forget.
I personally prefer Enema Man's sophomore effort "Tributing On Your Stomach" to his 1991 debut "Tribute Is a Euphemism for Ejaculation". He's still dope live though. I saw him open for Wu Tang Clam and Oyster 5'9 in the Crustacean Values Tour.
Was that the voice of a girl or a very, very young boy at the end?
On one hand: HELL YEAH! GIRL GAMERS!
On the other: Oh no...that voice belongs to a 12 year old boy...
I've never had so many conflicting feelings in my life.
The difference being Desmond didn't whore himself, write a book and give millions of people 'proof' and 'reason' that the liberal, lamestream media is trying to hide the truth....
...although, he did run over a bald guy in a wheelchair.
The magic is ruined at the end of the video, where you can obviously see a family packing up their van after camping. It was doing so well in the magic department before then.
I will be the first to admit:
I FUCKING LOVE LOST (caps to emphasize how much I love it)
I even love the bad episodes. I appreciate the intentional camp and explicit apology in Expose. I even was interested in Jack's tattoos and Bai Ling's superior acting skills in Stranger in a Strange Land. Fuck it all to hell, I enjoyed every second of it (the variance of enjoyment obviously fluctuated episode by episode). It hurts me when I see people (i.e. my fellow gummers) speak so poorly of something I cherish (aren't we all supposed to like the same thing you guys?). But then I realized, I never quite understood Trekkies until I watched Lost. I always saw Trekkies and thought from afar, "God. What the fuck?". Now I see Steve Winwood watch me from afar, reading a biography of Hendric Casimir while sitting in a skinner box waiting for my unconscious to be unlocked through Hawking's conception of spacetime so I can go back to my 1980s self and tell myself, "Don't listen to Steve Winwood. LOST is so good".
I don't think anyone can encapsulate into words why this show meant so much to so many people. I have never heard a Trek or Wars fan explain it in a sufficient manner as well. It's always, "JUST BECAUSE...IT'S SO GREAT". And I think that's what Darlton wanted to prey upon. Lastly, I have a gripe (just one) with the language used in criticism. I'm not sure if saying that the show was a failure because of its lack of answers is entirely fair, since, for the most part, the die hards can either explicitly state the answer (how it was answered, when it was given, and in what episode/season it was in) for most of the supposed 'unanswered' questions (based on that one college humor video) or, at the very least, come up with a sound proof theory based on ostensible empirical data. The one gripe I did have with the answer column is not going back to Walt's story, I just wanted more (I hear we do get more? I didn't watch it. I'm waiting for the Bluray. I'm that much of a chaunce). So in summary, it's not so much we didn't get answers, but some didn't LIKE the answers (either the content of the answer or how it was explained).
So, yeah.
I did too. After I watched it, I thought, "That fucking does it, I'm going to find out what the shit is going on". I wish I had the same option for Lost. Wait, no I take that back! I TAKE IT BACK! WE HAVE TO GO BACK, KATE! WE HAVE TO GO-
[THUD]
LOST
Wow, everyone. WORST SEASON OF TOP CHEF EVER? Can we all agree to that? What is going on here?
"OH MY GOD. Nicholas Cage and sassy black woman are talking. They must be having an affair. QUICK, ask Amy Ryan during a talking head whether or not she's noticed anything and manipulate the questions to get the answers we want"
Bravo: Hey Amy Ryan, if Nicholas Cage and sassy black woman were to have an affair, what do you think sassy black woman's husband would say?
Amy Ryan: I don't think he would be too happy....that is assuming that Nicholas Cage and sassy black woman are having an affair though. Why?
Bravo: No reason. Shut up.
Also, did anyone notice in last week's episode when Kenny likened the situation on a REALITY COOKING COMPETITION to the Cold War? I'd like to congratulate Kenny for being a team player cause you know when the line producer was like, "Kenny, can you make a comparison to the Cold War and the tension in the kitchen?" and Kenny was like, "HUH? WHAT? LOL? OK I GUESS?"
This show rules.
I resent the whole "Oh she's 24 so she's being all melodramatic and stuff". I'm 24 as well and I do not appreciate being pigeonholed with the likes of 'Shanice' from All That. As protest, I'm going to quit this website for good. I now know that this is a place where open minded folk (like myself) are not welcome.
This is probably the best idea ever. Actually, that was hyperbolic. It's just a pretty good idea. Pretty pretty preeettty pretty...pretty good.
Moreover, it looks like Gabe works out, which bothers me because athletically built people shouldn't be funny and have ideas.
Also, where the hell is my Top Chef recap? I can't go a week without reading deeper into the easter eggs (or EMU eggs [referential]) that the show's producers intricately place. We got recaps for LOST (a show that ostensibly didn't need a deep reading), but I have to hold for Top Chef?! COME ON.
Lastly, #40 is pretttty.
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